CROPPING IMAGES FOR EFFECT (Digital)
Instructions
INTRODUCTION:
Not every photo you take is perfect, and many photos could tell more than one story. In this assignment I want you to take some photos that could tell three different stories and practice your ‘cropping’ vision.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Take TWO PHOTOS that have at least 3 different subjects / objects in them
- These could be photos you have taken previously, but they MUST be your own
- Include where you took the photos in your assignment
- The Photo should have some meaning for you, not just be a random photo
- You could take a photo of your favourite place in Kits
Decide which parts you will crop – All crops should be the same 4×6 ratio (four to a page)
ON THE COMPUTER:
- Open an InDesign document with 2 pages (start with page 2)
- Place each of the two photos on their own page – about 4×6 inches
- Hold down the ‘ALT’ key and dag the image to make three extra copies copy of each image
- Click on the circle in the middle of the picture and then resize and move the images within 3 of the boxes you made
- Make sure you do not distort the images (hold down your ‘shift’ to lock the aspect ratio)
- Answer these four questions and place in a textbox next to your 3 crops
- Where and when did you take the photo?
- What does the photo mean to you?
- What parts can you crop out separately? (There should be a reason for each crop)
- How do the different ways of cropping change the mood or feeling of the picture?
KEY CRITERIA: images are well composed, crops not distorted and ‘normal’ photo shape, full sentence answers
CHALLENGE:
Try to make each cropped image look NOTHING like the other crops – as if from a different photo
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